If social media and talk radio are any indication, a good number of Eagles fans think Donnel Pumphrey should be released when the team cuts its roster from 90 to 53 players by 4 p.m. on Sept. 3, perhaps to be brought back to the practice squad if he clears waivers.
This would be really extraordinary. Pumphrey, a fourth-round running back and fledgling returner from San Diego State, has caught more passes than any other Eagle in the preseason, though his 12 catches have netted only 69 yards. Pumphrey has run the ball 19 times for 39 yards, but had just 2 yards on seven carries going into Thursday’s 38-31 preseason victory over Miami, in which he carried 12 times for 37 yards.